Monthly Archives: April 2014

More Mali

Posted on April 30, 2014 by aaabadboy

I posted up a couple of bands from Mali the other day, but one group from the region who don’t get anywhere near enough coverage is BKO Quintet. This is their latest single from the forthcoming album ‘Bamako Today’.

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Middle Class Problems

Posted on April 25, 2014 by aaabadboy

Caught up with Dr Syntax and Pete Cannon at Mr Wolfs yesterday. At one point during the above tune, somebody leaned over and asked me if it was satire. I think Dr Syntax has long walked that line without trying. … Continue reading →

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Catch That High Speed Train

Posted on April 25, 2014 by aaabadboy

Some acts just nail that old skool Americana Roots sound perfectly. I love artists such as Pokey LaFarge and Luke Winslow King, who sit somewhere in an alternative time frame at the meeting point between Swing, Blues, Folk and Bluegrass, … Continue reading →

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Award Tour

Posted on April 24, 2014 by aaabadboy

The over-all winners for this year’s Songlines Music Awards have just been announced! As the best magazine for World Music, I feel it’s definitely an accolade that is taken seriously in those circles. Last year my house mate Joe Driscoll … Continue reading →

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Explore Our World

Posted on April 23, 2014 by aaabadboy

Okay so we finally have the full line up out for BoomTown Fair – check the video and see if you can spot the extras. Plus if you’ve never been to BoomTown (or not been in the past couple of … Continue reading →

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Swing Further

Posted on April 15, 2014 by aaabadboy

As I have probably mentioned, we finally succumbed and set up a Big Swing Soundsystem Facebook page. Now we get to go through our amateur phase all over again as we try and climb up above the 1000 ‘like’ mark. … Continue reading →

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Rough Like Rambo

Posted on April 14, 2014 by aaabadboy

Been a while since I’ve heard from Kyza or Skriblah, they were 2 of my favourites in the last decade, once they broke out of Klashnekoff’s shadow. Rather than fizzling out, it sounds like they’ve been stoking the fire if … Continue reading →

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Feed The Big Fat Dog

Posted on April 10, 2014 by aaabadboy

A friend of mine is heading over to Sierra Leone tomorrow to shoot a music video so I’m trying to hook him up with the Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars whilst he’s there. I dug out this video to show him … Continue reading →

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Italian Gypsy Reggae

Posted on April 9, 2014 by aaabadboy

Many thanks to Mondo Cane for the heads up on this one (I’m pretty sure he’s involved in this but not quite sure how). Don’t know much about Adriano Bono except he’s been around on the Italian scene in one … Continue reading →

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Right On Track

Posted on April 7, 2014 by aaabadboy

A few people have asked about a tracklist for the free BoomTown mix you get when you buy your ticket. Will see if we can add it to the file itself, but until then, or for those who have already … Continue reading →

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